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House Bill 8461
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.
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Introduced in House on Sep 30, 2020
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H. R. 8461 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8461


To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2020

Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Requirements relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.

Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(l) Requirements relating to export licenses for firearm silencers.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may approve or otherwise issue a license for the export of firearm silencers only if the recipient end-user of the firearm silencers is the government of a foreign country or any person acting on behalf of such government.

“(2) FIREARM SILENCER DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘firearm silencer’ has the meaning given that term in section 921(a)(24) of title 18, United States Code.”.